ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY & DIGITAL EVIDENCE

Our approach

e-Discovery is often the single most significant expense in large cases. By combining the legal, technical and project management resources, we help ensure that e-Discovery is planned and managed efficiently and in a way that minimizes disruptions to our clients’ business, protects our clients from the risk of discovery sanctions and uses our deep tactical insights to turn the discovery process from a burden into a valuable cost-effective tool.

We have a unique team of experienced lawyers, paralegals and technical specialists who deliver the full range of strategic advice, counsel, representation and advocacy to those facing electronic discovery issues. We offer both full-service litigation support and targeted advice on particular e-Discovery challenges as part of a case.

While many law firms claim to have some level of electronic discovery and digital evidence capabilities, few have a sophisticated understanding of the need for practical and sound advice in this sphere or the ability to leverage the combination of law and technology to meet client needs. Our attorneys are nationally recognized professionals in the field, with years of experience in both litigating disputes and shaping the emerging rules in this area of the law.

We also have built an extraordinary technical platform that allows us to host and process high-volumes of data in-house—a differentiator that provides for maximum confidentiality, coordination and integrated response for our clients. And clients reap additional value when we use innovative predictive coding technology to increase the cost savings, accuracy, speed and efficiency of the document review process—typically one of the most time-consuming and expensive parts of litigation.

We work collaboratively with our clients during all phases of discovery, including e-Discovery planning, data collection, electronic review database design, electronic document review and production of electronic documents in both civil and enforcement matters.

Who we work with

Media Clips

Gartner Lists Top Info Security TechLaw Technology News | July 8, 2014Director of IT operations and e-discovery services John Roman provides commentary on the top 10 information security technologies as determined by leading information technology research and advisory company Gartner Inc.

9 Tips to Safely Use Cloud StorageLaw Technology News | May 29, 2014Director of the firm’s Electronic Discovery and Information Technology Operations team John Roman authored this column providing recommendations to consider when choosing a cloud-based file storage provider.

What Links in an E-Mail Chain Must Be DisclosedFor the Defense | April 1, 2014Providence Commercial Litigation counsel Steve Richard discusses privilege issues arising out of e-mail communications.

Director of IT operations and e-discovery services John Roman authored this column discussing the strategic reasons law firms should consider having electronic data discovery technical capabilities in-house.

Cost-Cutting: Courts Limit the Recovery of E-Discovery Expenses by a Prevailing PartySidebar
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September 1, 2013

Providence Commercial Litigation counsel Steve Richard authored this article reviewing two recent decisions by the Third and Fourth circuits that narrowly interpret the recoverability of e-discovery costs.

Rochester Products: Class Action, Industry & Trade Representation partner Chris Thomas and director of IT operations and e-discovery John Roman discuss the use and benefits of predictive coding in this feature article.

Boston partner and leader of the firm’s E-discovery & Digital Evidence practice Jon Sablone discusses the increasing use of electronic discovery less than one year after a federal court judge issued a decision blessing the use of computer-assisted review.

Views from the Trenches: E-discoveryNational Law Journal
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January 28, 2013

Commercial Litigation partner and leader of the firm’s E-Discovery & Digital Evidence team Jon Sablone provides commentary in this article discussing a Massachusetts Superior Court judge’s decision ordering the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to make its electronic database available to plaintiff’s counsel in a negligence suit.

How Mobile Devices and the Cloud Change E-discoveryCorporate Secretary
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October 3, 2012